> It comes off kind of like, "hey, I want access to your knowledge and wisdom, but I want you to do an enormous amount of work to put it into a format that is easy for me to consume at my leisure. plzkthxbye."

Kind of.

When guys like OJ write books, I buy them. When they blog / tweet, I re-tweet them. Mostly to share knowledge with my industry peers and other newbs, but also to support directly or indirectly.

I don't see this as one-sided and I don't see anything wrong with expecting something in returning for sharing knowledge.

I will tell you what disappoints me - when good knowledge is lost over time. Or worse, hoarded and lost anyway.

And I will tell you what else is disappoints me - people who assume young newbs have an entitlement complex when seeking out knowledge, let alone encouraging others to share knowledge.

You strike me as a 'what's in it for me?' type of person. That's ok, I might buy your blog or read your book if you have them.